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#ECB023

#ecb023 ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ecb023 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 69.02% green and 13.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 25.42% magenta, 85.17% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 42.09°, with 84.1% saturation and 53.14% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.8:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 3.71.

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Relative luminance0.49

Complementary

  1. #ecb023
  2. #235fec

Split complementary

  1. #ecb023
  2. #23c4ec
  3. #4c23ec

Analogous

  1. #ec4c23
  2. #ecb023
  3. #c4ec23

Triadic

  1. #ecb023
  2. #23ecb0
  3. #b023ec

Tetradic

  1. #ecb023
  2. #5fec23
  3. #235fec
  4. #b023ec

Square

  1. #ecb023
  2. #23ec4c
  3. #235fec
  4. #ec23c4

Monochromatic

  1. #6d4f09
  2. #b3820f
  3. #ecb023
  4. #f2c969
  5. #f8e3b0

Shades

#ecb023 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ecb023
  2. #d49e20
  3. #bd8d1c
  4. #a57b19
  5. #8e6a15
  6. #765812
  7. #5e460e
  8. #47350b
  9. #2f2307
  10. #181204
  11. #000000

Tints

#ecb023 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ecb023
  2. #eeb839
  3. #f0c04f
  4. #f2c865
  5. #f4d07b
  6. #f6d891
  7. #f7dfa7
  8. #f9e7bd
  9. #fbefd3
  10. #fdf7e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ecb023 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ecb023
  2. #e1ab2c
  3. #d6a636
  4. #cca23f
  5. #c19d48
  6. #b69852
  7. #ab935b
  8. #a08e64
  9. #968a6d
  10. #8b8577
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bababa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d0b695 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c9b100 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d7c02c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9e97 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d8b109 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e0ba29 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f9a579 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ecb023 {
  color: #ecb023;
}
Background
.bg-ecb023 {
  background-color: #ecb023;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ecb023 {
  border: 2px solid #ecb023;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ecb023;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 176 35;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 84% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ecb023 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ecb023, #c4ec23);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ecb023 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 176 35 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 3.71 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.75 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 4.64 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 4.99 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 5.39 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 5.71 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.80 #134fdc Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#ecb023  rgb(236, 176, 35)  hsl(42, 84%, 53%)  Goldenrod
#235fec  rgb(35, 95, 236)  hsl(222, 84%, 53%)  Ultramarine Blue
#23ecb0  rgb(35, 236, 176)  hsl(162, 84%, 53%)  Medium Spring Green
#b023ec  rgb(176, 35, 236)  hsl(282, 84%, 53%)  Electric Purple